# James Addison Young

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**James Addison Young** (21 January 1815 – 9 March 1875) was an American politician.

Young was born on 21 January 1815 in [Rockbridge County, Virginia](/source/Rockbridge_County,_Virginia), to a family of Scots-Irish descent. He was the seventh of eight siblings. Young worked on a farm as a child, and later learned to make saddles and harnesses from John A. Wolfley in [Circleville, Ohio](/source/Circleville,_Ohio). Young moved through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky, before settling in [Oskaloosa, Iowa](/source/Oskaloosa,_Iowa), in October 1849. Between 1850 and 1858, he ran a store.[1]

Young supported the [Whig Party](/source/Whig_Party_(United_States)) until its dissolution, when he joined the [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)). Between 1861 and January 1872, Young served as [Mahaska County](/source/Mahaska_County,_Iowa) treasurer. He won the [District 18](/source/Iowa_Senate,_District_18) seat in the [Iowa Senate](/source/Iowa_Senate) in the [1871](/source/1871_Iowa_Senate_election) election and remained in office until his death on 9 March 1875.[1]

## References

1. ["Senator James Addison Young"](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=14&personID=4909). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

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